Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest

Microbrewery in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
1257 Kounosu, Naka-shi, Naka, 311-0133, Japan
Description
Kiuchi Brewery (木内酒造) is a brewery in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1823 by village headman Kiuchi Gihei as a sake and shochu producer. Craft beer production began in 1996 after a change in Japanese law governing micro brewing. A number of Kiuchi's products seek to combine European beer-making technology with traditional Japanese brewing techniques; for example, its XH Hitachino Nest Beer is matured in shochu casks.

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Hill Farmstead, 7/30/26.
Blood oranges and fruity ginger with excellent aromatics and nothing sweet or artificial. Soft, light caramel malt behind it.
Fruity, spicy, soft and gently sweet but tasteful and balanced. Lingering blood orange (well, it's yuzu) with tasteful ginger notes. Soft and malty and clean.
Tried from Bottle at Hill Farmstead Brewery on 30 Jul 2026 at 16:16

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can, Sth Korean convenience store. Misted pale orange, fluffy cm of white. Soft floral and crackery bread aroma is a bit Pacific Ale. Moderately sweet with honey and clear flowers, a finish that relies on tea rather than bitterness. Low key but good.
Tried on 23 Jun 2026 at 14:28

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5
Can. Orange, fading white head. Honeyed hay aroma. Some berry lollies in the taste. Floral (maybe actual) and spicy notes but not a lot of bitterness. Not for me.
Tried on 17 Jun 2026 at 13:37

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
350ml can from Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a mostly clear yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, grassy hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a fresh, crisp, piney, grassy, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can at Taps Beer Bar : Changkat on 13 Jun 2026 at 15:18

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
It is a solid witbier, good taste of wheat, coriander, cereal, fruity, a bit watery, really refreshing, good ingredients, 05.06.17
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2026 at 17:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. DArk yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. oily palate.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2026 at 10:13

4.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Smell of wheat, malt. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of green apple, lemon, some wheat. Lightly sour. Soft carbon. Meh.
Tried from Draft at EXBAR TOKYO plus 博多 on 20 May 2026 at 09:29

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from WineKraft. Hazy golden body with lots of flecks beneath a thin off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange zest and stewed tea. Flavour of orange and brown bread. Medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. A tangy and interesting beer.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2026 at 08:36

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 7
Ukens fangst fra VP Verksgata, konsumert og vurdert mens jeg lager klippfiskgrateng (så da blir nok Daglig Leder smørblid!): klar gylden med ok skum. Friske fraspark hvor yuzu-appelsiner raskt tar ledelsen. Fin bitterhet, slank maltkropp og sommerlig følelse helt til siste dråpe.
Tried from Vinmonopolet Stavanger, Verksgata on 29 Apr 2026 at 15:57

7/10
Tried on 24 Apr 2026 at 21:22